On this episode of Our American Stories from Green Eggs and Ham to How the Grinch Stole Christmas we're all familiar with the work of Dr Seuss But the story of how he actually became the author we know and love is far from short and simple Brain Jay Jones author of Becoming Dr Seuss is here with the full story of the man behind this pen name Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate See omnystudio com listener for privacy information [... more]

On this episode of Our American Stories Dr Seuss was raised as a Lutheran and had a strong religious background His books often included strong moral messages but he was always very careful with how he went about it Here to share a bit about Dr Seuss's The Lorax and The Grinch is Brian Jay Jones author of Becoming Dr Seuss Theodor Geisel and the Making of an American Imagination Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate See omnystudio com listener for privacy information [... more]

On this episode of Our American Stories Dr Seuss was raised as a Lutheran and had a strong religious background His books often included strong moral messages but he was always very careful with how he went about it Here to share a bit about Dr Seuss's The Lorax and The Grinch is Brian Jay Jones author of Becoming Dr Seuss Theodor Geisel and the Making of an American Imagination Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate See omnystudio com listener for privacy information [... more]

On this episode of Our American Stories Dr Seuss was raised as a Lutheran and had a strong religious background His books often included strong moral messages but he was always very careful with how he went about it Here to share a bit about Dr Seuss's The Lorax and The Grinch is Brian Jay Jones author of Becoming Dr Seuss Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate See omnystudio com listener for privacy information [... more]

On this episode of Our American Stories from Green Eggs and Ham to How the Grinch Stole Christmas we're all familiar with the work of Dr Seuss But the story of how he actually became the author we know and love is far from short and simple Brain Jay Jones author of Becoming Dr Seuss is here with the full story of the man behind this pen name Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate See omnystudio com listener for privacy information [... more]

In one of Dr Seuss rsquo s whimsical stories he tells of a ldquo North-Going Zax and a South-Going Zax rdquo crossing the Prairie of Prax Upon meeting nose to nose neither Zax will step aside The first Zax angrily vows to stay put mdash even if it makes ldquo the whole world stand still rdquo Unfazed the world moves on and builds a highway around them The tale offers an uncomfortably accurate picture of human nature We possess a reflexive ldquo need rdquo to be right and we rsquo re prone to stubbornly cling to that instinct in rather [... more]